JOB TITLE:  Enforcement Officer

DEPARTMENT:  Legislative Services

POSTING NUMBER:  106100

NUMBER OF POSITIONS:  2

JOB STATUS & DURATION:  Full Time Permanent

HOURS OF WORK:  35-hour workweek

LOCATION:  FCCC2

SALARY GRADE:  9

SALARY RANGE:           1^ST STEP:     $ 77,095.20 per annum

                                      2^ND STEP:    $ 81,172.90 per annum

                                      JOB RATE:  $ 85,412.60 per annum

JOB TYPE:  Union

POSTING DATE:  September 20, 2024

CLOSING DATE:  October 3, 2024

AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY:

Reporting to Supervisor, By-Law Enforcement, enforce Municipal, Planning and Heritage Act by-laws, conduct investigations, collect evidence, testify in court, participate in community outreach and public relations activities.  Respond to community concerns through education and enforcement initiatives.

POSITION DUTIES:

• Provide guidance and field training to new employees and students. Provide training and dispatch services as required.
• Work independently and collectively with other by-law enforcement officers to ensure residents, businesses, visitors comply with municipal by-laws.
• Respond to complaints, take pro-active action on by-law violations and participate in division wide, seasonal and priority enforcement initiatives.
• Gather evidence for prosecutions, testify in court, hearings and tribunals.
• Lead and assist in by-law investigations.
• Enforce by-laws using a variety of investigative techniques and tools, including plain-clothes assignments, as required.
• Attend specialized enforcement training and obtain related certifications (i.e., Noise, Building Code etc) as required.
• Responsible for obtaining search warrants, seizure, storage of evidence and services legal notices.
• Maintain daily journal of activities, investigations, complaints and evidence. Maintain physical files, electronic case management files, daily updating of investigations and maintain statistics.
• Liaise with community members (schools, businesses, residents, etc), attend public meetings and provide expert advise on educational and enforcement responses to community concerns.
• Participate in special initiatives and extended enforcement projects.
• Collaborate with other enforcement agencies including MTO, Regional Police, OPP, Animal Control, Municipal by-law enforcement agencies, etc.
• Provide dispatch services as required.
• Interact with other City Departments.
• Follow all standard operating procedures for the maintenance of corporate equipment.
• Assist in the development and maintenance of policies and procedures, as required.
• Patrols may include foot patrol, bicycle and other enforcement vehicles.
• Performs additional similar and related duties as assigned

SELECTION CRITERIA:

• High school (Grade 12) graduation, plus an additional program of over one and up to two years in Law and Security, Police Foundations or equivalent.
• Over one (1) year, up to and including two (2) years of related by-law enforcement experience.
• A valid non-probationary class G licence.
• Ability to obtain a COB permit.
• Proficient in MS Office Suite.
• Sound knowledge of Municipal Act & Planning Act and Provincial Offences Act.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills with an emphasis on customer service.
• Ability to work independently or as part of a team.

**Various tests and/or exams may be administered as part of the selection criteria.

Interview:  Our recruitment process may be completed with video conference technology.

As part of the corporation’s Modernizing Job Evaluation project, this position will undergo an evaluation which may result in a change to the rate of compensation.  Any changes affecting this position will be communicated as information becomes available. *Our Hybrid Model is subject to change.  

If this opportunity matches your interest and experience, please apply online quoting reference #106100 by October 3, 2024, and complete the attached questionnaire. We thank all applicants; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. The successful candidate(s) will be required, as a condition of employment, to execute a written employment agreement. A criminal record search will be required of the successful candidate to verify the absence of a criminal record for which a pardon has not been granted.

As part of the application process, applicants will be invited to complete a self-identification survey. The survey is voluntary. Participation in the survey will have no impact on hiring decisions.  Should you wish to opt out of completing the survey, please select “prefer not to answer” as a response to each question.  All information collected is confidential and will not be shared with the hiring manager. The surveys will be anonymized and will be kept separate from applicant or employee files, such that the individuals who completed the surveys will not be identifiable.  The results of the survey will assist in the analysis of disaggregated metrics for organizational planning purposes and our commitment to advance and foster diversity, equity, and inclusion. The City may use anonymized data to produce aggregate reports for internal or external use.

Please be advised, the City of Brampton uses email to communicate with their applicants for open job competitions. It is the applicant’s responsibility to include an updated email address that is checked daily and accepts emails from unknown users. As we send time sensitive correspondence via email (i.e. testing bookings, interview dates), it is imperative that applicants check their email regularly. If we do not hear back from applicants, we will assume that you are no longer interested in the Job Competition and your application will be removed from the Competition.

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